Unfortunately, it doesn't mean the troops will be coming home or that we will go back to requiring Congressional approval to declare war. America must continue to protect her interests abroad...like oil and friendly dictators. We were always going to retaliate and get Osama, but the U.S. government also used 9/11 as an excuse for pushing even more American weight around the world. For a country that praises democracy and freedom as the end-all be-all, the way we use force around the world certainly isn't encouraging for the cause.

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Though this was the main head of the Hydra of Evil that has been removed, the other's of that body will still lash out. If there had been stronger assistance from the leaders of the countries Bin Laden was hiding out in while the search for him carried on, resources used to find him would have been considerably less.

I wouldn't be wholly surprised if this story yet turns out to be false. And, Janus-faced Pakistan surely has some answering to do, how was ObL able to "hide-out" in a multi-million pound apartment right outside the country's capital? Odd to say the least.

It's now a question of what happens to ObL's wealth, as he was primarily the financier of Al Qaeda.

trevor wrote:I wouldn't be wholly surprised if this story yet turns out to be false. And, Janus-faced Pakistan surely has some answering to do, how was ObL able to "hide-out" in a multi-million pound apartment right outside the country's capital? Odd to say the least.

It's now a question of what happens to ObL's wealth, as he was primarily the financier of Al Qaeda.

I'm sure it would be in our best interests to seize his wealth, but I'd bet he's made that pretty impossible or it probably would've been done already somehow.

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trevor wrote:I wouldn't be wholly surprised if this story yet turns out to be false. And, Janus-faced Pakistan surely has some answering to do, how was ObL able to "hide-out" in a multi-million pound apartment right outside the country's capital? Odd to say the least.

yeah, that's also a possibility. For some reason though, I doubt they're making it up. They say they have the body -- not that they're going to put Osama's dead body on television -- but at least some people will be able to see and verify it.

As for Pakistan's complicity in hiding/aiding bin Laden...yeah I do think it's suspicious...I'm sure he had connections, but do you think the Pakistani government at-large was friendly toward him?

The terrorism inflicted on the world [and in particular Iraq and Afghanistan] by American foreign policy [which protects the interests of those who own and operate the global economy] makes anything Al Qaeda inflicted pale by comparison.

The military industrial complex is the true font of 9/11. It's not for nothing that the World Trade Center and the Pentagon were chosen as targets.

Osama bin Laden is dead. That is a good thing. He personified the mindlessness of God as the end justifying any means. But we live in the Bilderberg world. And until that world is dismantled there will be many, many more bin Ladens to follow.

Clarify, Verify, Instill, and Reinforce the Perception of Hopes and Threats unto Anentropic HarmonyElseFrom THIS age of sleep, Homo-sapien shall never awake.

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You are always more insecure than you think, just not by what you think.The only absolute certainty is formed by the absolute lack of alternatives.It is not merely "do what works", but "to accomplish what purpose in what time frame at what cost".As long as the authority is secretive, the population will be subjugated.

Amid the lack of certainty, put faith in the wiser to believe.Devil's Motto: Make it look good, safe, innocent, and wise.. until it is too late to choose otherwise.

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If there were no more sin, what would be the purpose of priests? If there were no more disease, what would be the purpose of doctors? If there were no more enemies, what would be the purpose of army? People need to be afraid of something - in such a way that they need saviours and champions all the time... Can there be better form of control? The US goverment knew that killing Osama won't change the overall picture, and that it will probably make things worse - which will result in more terrorist attacks - which leads to stricter laws and greater invasion of privacy, loss of more civil rights, semi-military state and The Patriot Act 2.0... Over 99% possible...

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fuse wrote:As for Pakistan's complicity in hiding/aiding bin Laden...yeah I do think it's suspicious...I'm sure he had connections, but do you think the Pakistani government at-large was friendly toward him?

Fo' shizzle. I've read that the US conducted this operation without informing the Pakistan government, quite a brazen move but they (US) obviously don't trust them (Pakistan).

so, let's assume it's all true for a second anyway: it just came out that he was UNARMED when he was shot (if he was shot). they shot this mother fucker in cold blood. no trial for his crimes?

there's not too many reasons to shoot an unarmed man. maybe he had information they didn't want to leak? i don't know, i can't really think of any other good reasons to shoot an unarmed man. it's a bit suspicious if you ask me. when they caught Charles Manson, they didn't just shoot him. they gave him a trial. they didn't just shoot the guy who allegedly killed JFK, they caught him, arrested him (and then somebody else shot him lol). they didn't shoot Saddam when he was caught. why the change of procedure? what's goin on here?

Humpty wrote:so, let's assume it's all true for a second anyway: it just came out that he was UNARMED when he was shot (if he was shot). they shot this mother fucker in cold blood. no trial for his crimes?

there's not too many reasons to shoot an unarmed man. maybe he had information they didn't want to leak? i don't know, i can't really think of any other good reasons to shoot an unarmed man. it's a bit suspicious if you ask me. when they caught Charles Manson, they didn't just shoot him. they gave him a trial. they didn't just shoot the guy who allegedly killed JFK, they caught him, arrested him (and then somebody else shot him lol). they didn't shoot Saddam when he was caught. why the change of procedure? what's goin on here?

I hear you, Humpty. Now, if they U.S. government is making this elaborate story up, why wouldn't they have said bin Laden was armed and on the offensive? That would have been a less questionable scenario. ALSO, they reported that bin Laden's wife, who stood in between him and the Seals, moved toward them in a potentially threatening manner (whatever that means).

I would have no problem believing the whole thing except for this: why did we conduct a "muslim burial" for him and drop him at sea? That makes no sense.